text_original: He was educated in the liberal arts of grammar, rhetoric and geometry, ami fled to monastic life to escape the allurements of the missions 643 615 BENEDICT OF NURSIA AND COLUMBAN 71 world. He went first to Bangor and then, with twelve monks as his companions, to Gaul, where, finding re  ligion and morality at a low ebb, he set himself to the task of reviving them.
text_transcription: HE WAS EDUCATED IN THE LIBERAL ARTS OF GRAMMAR RHETORIC AND GEOMETRY AND FLED TO MONASTIC LIFE TO ESCAPE THE ALLUREMENTS OF THE WORLD HE FIRST WENT TO BANGOR AND THEN WITH TWELVE MONKS AS HIS COMPANIONS TO GAUL WHERE FINDING RELIGION AND MORALITY AT A LOEB HE SET HIMSELF TO THE TASK OF REVIVING THEM
phonemes: hiː wʌz ˈɛdʒuːkˌeɪɾᵻd ɪnðə lˈɪbɚɹəl ˈɑːɹts ʌv ɡɹˈæmɚ, ɹˈɛɾɚɹˌɪk ænd dʒiˈɑːmətɹi, ˈɑːmi flˈɛd tə mənˈæstɪk lˈaɪf tʊ ɛskˈeɪp ðɪ ɐlˈʊɹmənts ʌvðə mˈɪʃənz sˈɪkshˈʌndɹɪd fˈɔːɹɾi θɹˈiː sˈɪkshˈʌndɹɪd fˈɪftiːn bˈɛnɪdˌɪkt ʌv nˈɜːsiə ænd kˈɑːlʌmbən sˈɛvənti wˈʌn wˈɜːld. hiː wɛnt fˈɜːst tə bˈæŋɡɚ ænd ðˈɛn, wɪð twˈɛlv mˈʌŋks æz hɪz kəmpˈæniənz, tə ɡˈɔːl, wˈɛɹ, fˈaɪndɪŋ ɹˌiː lˈɪdʒən ænd mɔːɹˈælᵻɾi æɾə lˈoʊ ˈɛb, hiː sˈɛt hɪmsˈɛlf tə ðə tˈæsk ʌv ɹᵻvˈaɪvɪŋ ðˌɛm.